Alumnae Council
Dear Fellow Alumnae,
What a wonderful year it has been for me as President of the Alumnae Council. Attending the Toast from Coast to Coast in Maine at the home of Sarah Meacham, "the hostess with the mostess," was a real highlight. Our 2011 Reunion was certainly another. If you haven't been to a reunion weekend lately, I urge you to make the trip. I feel sure you will have a great time.
I am often asked, "What does the Alumnae Council do?" In addition to lending our enthusiastic support for the mission of the school, the following are some of our activities.
- We plan and promote our yearly Alumnae Reunion. Join us at Chatham Hall on May 4- 6, 2012
- We organize regional get-togethers.
- We promote pride in the professional and volunteer accomplishments of our Alumnae through the Distinguished Alumna Award. Submit your nomination today.
- We assist Admissions by hosting events for prospective students, attending school fairs, and encouraging applications from friends and fellow alumnae. Please join us in this effort.
- We raise funds in support of the Alumnae Legacy Scholarship Fund.
- We encourage classmates to contribute Class Notes to the Chat and to participate in our Facebook.
- We provide leadership by example in Chatham Hall’s Annual Fund.
These are exciting days at Chatham Hall. We have a near record breaking enrollment in our freshman class; it is the first year of the Nilsen Scholar program; the athletic program is booming; innovative pedagogical uses of technology are underway, the groundbreaking Leaders in Residence program continues; and those are just a few of the fabulous things taking place on campus!
As fellow alumnae, we on the Council welcome your interest, participation, and support. Perhaps you would even like to join us on the Council. It is made up of a great group of diverse women. For more information, contact me at petiek@sbcglobal.net, or contact any member of the Advancement Office, which coordinates Alumnae Relations for Chatham Hall. They will gladly put you in touch with other members of the Council or will provide you with direct assistance.
Telephone: 434. 432.5508
Beth Griffin
Associate Director of Advancement for
Alumnae Relations & the Annual Fund
bgriffin@chathamhall.org
Amy Blair
Assistant Director of Advancement Services for
Alumnae Relations & On Campus Events
ablair@chathamhall.org
Laura Rand ‘06
Assistant Director of Advancement for
Communications & Young Alumnae
lrand@chathamhall.org
Esto Perpetua ,
Petie Pugh Kirkpatrick, ’62
President
ALUMNAE COUNCIL 2011-2012
Executive Committee
President: Priscilla “Petie” Pugh Kirkpatrick ’62, Indiana
1st Vice President: Sarah Collie ’85, Virginia
2nd Vice President: Elizabeth White-Hurst ’99, South Carolina
Secretary: Cynthia Bryant Parker ’61, Mississippi
Treasurer: Mary Freed '86, District of Columbia
Council Members
Jane McIver Allen ’00, North Carolina and Virginia
Lucy Charles Jones Bendall ’42, North Carolina
Cheryl “Cheri” Bentley ’83, Georgia
Emily Brown ’02, Virginia
Martha Stevens Brown ’73, North Carolina
Geneva “Elisabeth” Campbell Cales ’02, Maryland
Ansley Chapman Cella '91, North Carolina
Adele Cornwall ’10, Illinois
Joanna Edgell '93, Georgia
Annette Kirby ’80, Virginia
Megan Grant Lawrence '98, Texas
Frances Johnson Lee-Vandell ’60, Virginia
Andrea Littman Long '96, Virginia
Virginia “Ginny” Worthington Marr ’55, North Carolina
Catherine McCormick ’83, North Carolina
Maggie Oakes ’08, Virginia
Lee Porter Page ’59, New Hampshire and Florida
Talmadge Ragan '69, North Carolina
Mary Reynolds ’84, North Carolina
Frances Wallace Robertson '73, Texas
Lindsay Shook ’02, Virginia
Ann Tanner Taylor ’54, New York
Maris “Wissie” Thompson ’58, Pennsylvania
Alexandra “Axi" Walker ’09, Virginia
Alumnae
Note: Chatham Hall encourages and helps make possible–through this web site and other means–communication between alumnae. However, the School does not endorse the use of mass e-mails from alumnae for commercial or other purposes. We encourage everyone to use e-mail in ways that respect the time and inboxes of others.